Toy figure



y 21, 1929- E. P. LEHMANN I A 1,714,031

TOY FIGURE Filed Sept. 4, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet l y 21, 1 E. P. LEHMANN1,714,031

TOY FIGURE V I Filed Sept. 4, 1924 s Sheets-Sheet 2 May'2l, 1929. E. P.LEHMANN 1,714,031

' TOY FIGURE Filed Sept. 4, 1924 s Sheets-Sheet 3 Fig Patented May 21,1929.

UNITED STATES.

* 1,714,031 PATENT OFF CE- ERNSTPAULLEHMANN, 0F BRANnENBURG-oNTHE-HAvEL, GERMANY.

TOY FIGURE.

Application filed September 4, 1924, Serial No. 735,908, and in GermanyMarch- 2 8,1924. if

The subject of this invention is a toy figure, which is actuated by arod havmg an upward and downward or also a pendulating mo-' tion, whichrod is operated .by any suitable means. The rod causing this motion'i'spro- 7 vided with an intermediate part, on which the upper part of thefigure is, mounted and,

which, through suitable transmittingmeans,

I causes the movements of the parts of the figure as a whole ormovements'of the arms or legs or of the head,the arrangement being suchthat these movements may be caused to take place all at the same time oronly some of them at the same time or in any sequence. This constructionenables more particularly the said intermediate part and with it thewhole of the upper part of the figure to be pivoted loosely to the rodcarrying the figure in such a manner, that the figure is enabled to movelaterallyin a known positive manner and the upper parts of the figuresupported by it to perform an irregular movement. 'The parts forcarrying the upper half of the figure may .consist of parts that arerigidly connected together or of parts which are loosely attached toeach other. In both cases a cranked shaft supporting the arms may bemounted in the said upper parts of the figure in such a manner that abar. is suspended from the crank, by means of which, on the said barbeing pushed upwards, the shaft is partially turned, thereby moving thearms, legs or head. Or the supporting rod or parts fixed or looselyconnected thereto may be provided with suitable lugs of any kind, whichmove all or some of the limbs directly or indirectly in any suitablemanner.

Several constructional examples of the invention are showndiagrammatically in Figs. 1- to 12, v

Fig. 1 being a side elevation of one constructional form of a sittingfigure,

Fig. 2 a longitudinal section through Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 a horizontal section through the upper part of the figure shownin Figs. 1 and 2, V p

Fig. 4 a horizontal section through the middle part of the same figure,

Fig. 5 a vertical section through the same figure,

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section through a second constructional form,

Fig. 7 a longitudinal section through a third constructional form,

Fig. 8 a horizontal section through the middle part of the figure shownin Fig. 7,

up in a known manner. p I downward movement of the parts of the figinanyother known manner.

I Fig. 9 isa longitudinal sectionthrougha fourth constructional .form',

Fig. 10 is a front elevation ofthe shown in Fig. 9,

figure Fig. 11 is a side elevation of a constructional form of astanding figure and t Fig. 12 a corresponding longitudinalsecion.

In the first five figures 1 is the base supportlng thefigure. In thisbase a shaft 2 with a crank .3 is provided. The shaft is journalled at4and 5- and in the examples shown is turned by means of a crank handle 5.1 In place of the crank handle the shaft can be turned in any othersuitable manner, for instance by means of a spring, which is wound Theupward and ure moved by the cranked shaft can be effected In theexamples shown a connecting rod 7 is attached to the crank 3, which rodis loosely. guided in a slot 8 in the coverof the base 1." According toFigures 1-5 an intermediate part is loosely pivoted to the upper end ofthe connecting rod 7 in such a manner that it can move freely laterally.This intermediate piece consists of a stirrup 9, which is open at, thetop, and

the lower end of which passes through an eyeat the upper end ofthe rod7. They point of connection 10of these two parts is in a box 11 restingon the base 1, a slot 12 being provided in the upper wall of the saidbox. The latter allows of a free lateral movement of the stirrup 9. Ifthe box 11 is sufficiently low, the

point of connection lOmay project above the slot 12, so that the stirrup9 can tilt over and thereby increase the lateral movement. On

the rod 7 descending, the stirrup always returns into its originalposition. i I

To the upper end of the stirrup 9 isfixed a bell-shaped part 13, whichis adapted to support the head 14 and the arms 15 of the figure, whilethe legs 16 in this example are fixed immovably in front of the box 11.The head in this example is capable of turning about the box 11 andthereby raise the crank 19.

For enabling the arms 15 to move,

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22isa cloak of soft material for covering the upper part of the figureand for preventing the internal mechanism being seen, which cloak isfixed in a suitable manner at the neck the same reference numbers as inthe former case. The cloak 22 is not shown in any of these figures. Forthe rest Figure 6 shows a constructional form correspondingsubstantially to that shown in Figs. 1-5, but compris ing a mechanismfor moving the legs. For this purpose the cross-piece 21 is providedwith a slot 23. Lugs 24 are provided on the box 11, through which passesthe shaft 25 supporting the legs 16, the shaft being cranked at 26. Thiscrank passes through the slot 23 so that, on the rod 20, 21 rising andfalling, the legs are moved in a corresponding manner.

In Figs. 7 and 8 another mechanism for moving the legs is shown. In thiscase the rodwork supporting the upper parts of the figure is notprovided with a joint located in the middle of the figure,but is rigid.The rod 7 bifurcates at 27, the bell 13, which has the same shape asthat shown in Figs. 1-6, being supported on the top of the two branches28. The branches 28 are provided in front with projecting parts 29,which strike against the crank 26 of the shaft 25 supporting the legsand thereby move the legs.

The rod 7 is raised by the crank 3 of the main shaft being looselymounted in a transverse loop 30 at the lower end of the rod.

In Figs. 9 and 10 the head let is fixed to the bell-shaped part 13. Bothare supported directly by the upper end of the shaft 7. The arms aremoved in a similar manner to that shown in Figs.1-8. The legs 16 arepivoted separately at 31, 31 to the sides of the box 11 and are providedwith backwardly extending projections 32, which act as levers, on whichthe bell-shaped part 13 strikes when it descends, so that the legs areraised. The main shaft 2 is moved in the same manner as in Fig. 7 Therod 7 and its upper part 33 are made in one piece.

Figs. 11 and 12 show a constructional form of the toy for a standingfigure. The figure is actuated by a crank handle 6 on a shaft 2, themiddle of which is not cranked, but is )rovided with a co -wheel 34:havin a small b 1' number of teet-h35 or with a cam or eccentric, whichraises the rod 7 by means of a projecting part 36 on the same and allowsit to fall again each time a tooth 35 engages under the said projectingpart. The rod 7 is guided at 37 and 38 in sucha manner that it can onlymove vertically. Each time a projection or tooth 35 ceases to engagewith the projecting part 36, the rod will fall again, so that it isgiven an upward and downward motion. The upper end 33 of the rod 7supports the head 14, to which is pivoted by means of the pins 17 theintermediate part 13, which in this case atthe same time forms the upperpart of the body of the figure, so that a separate cloak 22 (Figs. 1, 2,'5) is not required. In a modified form the rod 7-, 33 may support theintermediate part 13 directly, on which the head 14: may be fixedin anysuitable manner. In the intermediate part 13 is mounted tlieshaft 18having a crank 19 (as shown in Figs. 2-8) which supports the arms 15andcauses the armsto move by means of the rod20, which is suspended fromthe crank and strikes the top or the base 1. The head 1st may also beprovided with suitable projecting pieces, which are also "struck, whenthe rod 20 strikes the box, and impart a jerky motion to the head. Thelegs 16 are loosely pivoted at 39 to the intermediate'part 13 andprovided with knee joints 46, which give way spasmodically, when theystrike the boX. The manner in which the legs are moved does not formpart of the present invention, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12 and is onlymentioned bythe way for illustrating more clearly the co-action' of themovement of the arms by means of the "intermediate part as it strikes.

Besides the constructional forms shown, other constructional forms of atoy according to the present invention are possible, in so far astheysatisfy theconditions laid down in the specification and the followingclaim.

For the rest the figure may be made to repre- I sent any human,animal'or fancy shape in a sitting, squatting or standingposition. Anysuitable material may be used in the construc tion of the toy, such assheet metal, wood,

cardboard, celluloid or a combination of various materials. The cloak22' should always be made of woven material. What I claim is z- A toyfigure including an upper loose por tion of a figure, a hollow fixedbase, a horizontally disposed crank shaft 'rotatably mounted in saidbase, a U-shaped carrier for the upper loose portion of alfigure, a rodinserted between and loosely, linkably connected to both the said crankshaft and the U-shaped carrier, an enveloping portion partly connectedto the lower fixed base and partly to the upper loose portion of thefigure. V

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ERNST PAUL LEHMANN.

